CIC Persecution News Headlines
News of persecution, human rights violations, and other articles of interest.
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1 Corinthians 12:26a
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for two weeks ending July 24, 2021
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CUBA | Religious Leaders Targeted Amid Nationwide Protests Reports are emerging of religious leaders being among those detained amid unprecedented nationwide protests in Cuba.
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Eritrean soldiers destroy two refugee camps in Ethiopia For months, civil war has raged in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The fighting has demolished infrastructure and threatened famine. |
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Pakistani Christians blamed for bombing Last month, an explosion rocked the residence of Hafiz Saeed in Lahore, Pakistan. The explosion killed five and injured 42. |
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Pastor in India Driven from Home after Police Torture, Threats Officers arrive with news reporter, reviling him and Christianity. |
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Unrest in Mozambique Displaces Thousands Human rights groups and relief organizations are raising the alarm over an escalating security situation in east Africa’s Mozambique. |
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School in Pakistan Covers Up Rape of Christian Student According to Morning Star News, a school in Lahore, Pakistan has been attempting to cover up the rape of an 8-year-old Christian student by a Muslim teacher. |
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Secretary of State Blinken Announces Plans to Appoint IRF Ambassador Speaking at the inaugural International Religious Freedom Summit via video on Wednesday afternoon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom would be appointed in the coming weeks. |
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China’s Latest Ban of Christian Content on Social Media In a recent crackdown on online Christian content, the Chinese government banned the WeChat accounts belonging to many registered churches. |
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The Sahel: Africa's Afghanistan? Christians Imperiled. In 2013, French troops entered the Sahel to counter Islamic jihadists who, in 2012, had seized control of Northern Mali in a blitzkrieg. |
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Christians in Pakistan Suffer Court Setback in Child Marriages/Conversions Supreme Court declines petition for protection from Muslim kidnappers. |
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Ten Killed in New Attacks by Fulani Militants in Christian-Majority Southern Kaduna State Ten people, including an infant, were killed overnight on July 12 as armed Fulani militants continued their attacks on Atyap communities in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Christian-majority southern Kaduna state, Nigeria. |
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Millions Pushed Into Food Insecurity by Covid-19, According to Oxfam Report A new report from anti-poverty charity Oxfam warns that 20 million more people across the world have been pushed into extreme food insecurity because of the impact of Covid-19. |
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Police Superintendent in India Orders “Consistent Watch” on Christian Activity A police superintendent in Chhattisgarh state, India, has issued instructions that police officers should keep “consistent watch” on the activities of Christians. |
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Chinese Pastors Instructed to Preach From Xi Jinping’s Speech Marking Communist Party Centenary Pastors in the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), the official Protestant church of China, have been instructed to deliver sermons based on a recent speech by President Xi Jinping. |
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Indonesian Christians Confronted With Covid Burial Extortion Authorities in West Java province, Indonesia, have dismissed several cemetery workers responsible for burying Covid-19 victims after accusations of discriminatory treatment towards non-Muslims. |
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Three Churches in Algeria Once Again Forced to Close Three churches in the Oran area of Algeria have been closed after a long-running legal battle which began in 2017. |
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Area in Nigeria Attacked Unimpeded for One Week, Sources Say At least 33 dead, four church buildings burned. |
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Please continue to pray for India's Christians Many of us will relate to the words of lament we read in the psalms. It is comforting to know that we can come to God with our true feelings in times of pain. |
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Christian Father Charged after Hindus Attack Daughter in India Church member apparently pressured into giving false statement. |
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Muslim Brother of Christian Attacks Him with Machete Recent convert refuses to renounce Christ. |
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At Least 20 Nigerians Killed in Terror Attack On July 7th Boko Haram, a terrorist group in Africa, attacked communities in Adamawa State, Nigeria, killing no fewer than 20 people. |
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CCP Unveils Propaganda Exhibit on Christianity in Shanghai On June 29, human rights publication Bitter Winter released an article stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has unveiled an exhibition claiming that “Christianity Loves the Party” in Shanghai, China. |
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Libyan Church Faces Eviction After 51 Years After years of back and forth on their worship facilities, Union Church in Tripoli is facing eviction from their building as early as August 27 when their case will be heard in court. |
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Ten Canadian Churches Targeted by Vandals As intolerance of religion continues to rise around the world, violence targeting Christians is becoming increasingly felt in the West. |
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China: Xuncheng Reformed Church in the Fire The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to be ramping up its persecution of Xuncheng Reformed Church, a church planted in Taiyuan (the capital of China's northern Shanxi Province), by Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), located in Chengdu (the capital of China's southwestern Sichuan province). |
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Eighteen Killed in Christian-Majority Southern Kaduna State by Suspected Fulani Islamist Militants Eighteen Nigerians were killed in Christian-majority southern Kaduna state when suspected Fulani Islamist militants stormed two villages in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area. |
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Iranian Christian Convert Summoned to Serve Sentence After Appeal Is Rejected Iranian Christian convert Hamed Ashoori has been ordered to begin a 10-month prison sentence for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” after his appeal was rejected on June 26. |
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Sudanese Government Adviser in Christian Affairs Assaulted and Threatened Boutros Badawi, the adviser for Christian affairs to Sudan’s Minister of Religious Affairs, was assaulted by four armed men on his return home to the El Salamah El Baqala area, south of Khartoum, late on the evening of July 2. |
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Uzbekistan’s New Religion Law Retains Restrictions Despite Cosmetic Changes Uzbekistan’s new Religion Law was signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on July 5 and came into force the following day. |
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School in Pakistan Covers Up Rape of Christian Girl, Family Says Administrators accuse Christian boy who was not even on campus. |
Please pray for three Iranian Christians who have been sentenced to prison
What an amazing promise! God’s presence is with us even in the darkest of places, and nothing can take away the freedom we have in Christ.
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